Teapot and the like



F. LOWENSTEIN.

TEAPOT AND THE LIKE.-

APFLICATIQN FILED ocr. n. 1919.

1,413,282. Patentehpr. 18, 1922,

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

I INVENTOR FRUZ LOWENSTE/N Arron/vhf;

F. LOWENSTEIN.

TEAPOT AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED 001. n, 1919.

1,413,282. Patented Apr.18, 1922.

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IN VEN TOR FRITZ LOWE/YfiTE/N -BY ik-Lm- 76 ATTORNEY 1 FRITZLOWENSTEI N,or NEW YORK, 1w. Y.

I 'rnero'r AND THE L1KE.

7 To all" who m it may concern:

' Be itknown that I, FRITZ LOWENSTEIN, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at New York, invthe county of New York and State" of New York,have invented certainynew and useful Improvements in Teapots and i thelike; and do hereby declare the following to be a full,' clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others make anduse the same. I I

My inventionrelatesto teapots and'the like, and has particular referenceto imp'rovements in the construction and arrangei'nent of the cover andthe pouring outlet thereof. A further feature of this invention is animproved handle especially adapt 'ed for utensils of this generalcharacter; 7

Many teapots, as well as chocolate and coffee pots, and the like,especiallywhen made of earthenware or china, havecovers that are looselysupported on the pot. These often drop olf during the pouring,especially when the last portionofthe contents :is being poured. Evenwhen the coverf'iis the cover to swing o todr'alu its contents;

It 1s an ob ect of my' nvention to provide a'contaiuer of theabove-described char-- acter: in which tlielcover will no't drop offobject by supporting the cover atfsuch' an angle on the pot thatwhen thelatter 1S 'ftilted in pouring, the cover will'still be dis posed' at'aninclination to the yerticaland will not slip offv the pot, even when thelatter is tilted to'a horizontal position to pour out w the. last dropofthe contents.

, f In teapots heretofore proposedthe pour- "spout is usually connectedto the pot near the base thereof and extends upwardly from thebase,.terininatingoutside the pot at alpoint about on a level withthe-topof "the pot. It is difficult to thoroughly clean the spouts of"such; teapots, and such teapots have the further disadvantage thatinein p tying'them, especially-when they are full or nearly full, partof the contents frequently flow out through the mouth. of'the teapot;

Furthermore the pouring spouts of such teapots are so constructed that adrop of skilled in the art to which it 'appertains to bpdtment ofmyfinventionf; V i v I -fFigx' f 1s a side elevationpartly in sectionithesamemm meta-l, etc. In the present example the container '10 issubstantially elliptical in hori 1 zontal transverse section, "with theshort di-i v The p upwardly from the terminates at its upper edge in'ran iopejn mouthM that is defined-by the rim- 11.1"In

liquid adhering'to the end of the spout tends Specification ofLettersratenti, pgte tg nbf, '1 1922 Application fil edflctober 11, 1912seriaiuo. 329,906; 5

to flow down'the outside-surface of the I spout when the teapotisreturned to its'u-p-V right position: 7 l .u Another object of my foreto provide a teapot'ortheflike'in which invention is there.---

the fpouringoutlet is so constructedjand ar- 7 ranged that it may bereadilypleaned and that drlppings at the end; thereof may be preventedfrom flowing down the outer side of "the teapot; the pouring outletbeing also so constructed and arranged that the entire 1 contents of theteapot may be poured out of sa d outlet with practically no danger ofdischarging liquid es th u h, 9r epof the contalner. I u The aboveand'other objects and thenovel features of the invention will beapparent from the following'description taken in con nection with theaccompanying drawing, in,

which;

F .ig;1 is a plan View of teapot embody- 'ingoneform ofmyinvention;

'FIg'QlS a vertical central 'section of'the,sameytakenron"thelinef2+2flof Figgl and jhlllge'd to the pot, there isthe tendency for i pen a's'the pot is tilted T :Fig;{3. is atop plan,vlewl of another ems i r g; 5'is e ecti n-mum use-pang, 4.]

.ilt if ring to theclrawing, the-teapot come V i prises a body'portion10which'may be of any suitable material, such as earthenware, 1

am fi i Pe in ifromj front "to rear.- body portionflares theconstruction", here shown, the mouth 'M and the rim 11 is inclined to=said aitis to such, a degree that the. mouth is substam V tiallycircular. The highest point of the 1 I rim l lan-dthe' mouthMis-at theforwardf side of the vessel 10, the rim extending rearwardly'anddownwardly from this point;

The, forward side of the vessel-- 10 is'aper tured at'E to form theientrance'of' a'rela This short chunky spout 'is tiv'ely short spout. orpouring Eoutlet S through' whichthe contents oftheyessel may j 1 bedischarged. 11o

less liable to breakage than -isfth'e ordinary; 1

teapot spbut This spoutis'farrangedliadja; V

cent to the highest part of the container and its axis is inclined tothe horizontal, the

spout extending downwardly trom its junction with the body portion 10,and thus having its pouring edge or lip below that of such junction.Furthermore, the under side 12 of the spout extends downwardly and awayfrom the pot body at a sufficient angle, in this instance about l5degrees, from the horizontal to enable it to readily shed any dropadhering thereto after pouring, and also prevent the drop from flowingdown the outside of the vessel. vThe level of the lower edge 13 of theaperture E is higher than that of the lower edge 1% of the mouth of thevessel, so that the level of the liquid when filling .the vessel may bereadily observed and overflowing prevented. For cleaning purposes, theinterior of the spout isreadily accessible from the pouring outlet orthrough the mouth of the vessel. It desired, the container may beprovided with a strainer at the opening E, but where a tea ball orsteeping bag is used, or in the case of a chocolate pot, this is notnecessary.

The cover C is substantially circular and has a circular flange 15 onits under side within its margin that fits within the rim 11 and assistsin holding the cover in place. It will be observed that the cover isdisposed at such an angle on the mouth of the Vessel that when thelatter is tilted to a substantially horizontal position, or even beyondthe horizontal, the cover will still be retained in its closed positionby the flange 15 and by gravity, since in such tilted positionpthe coveris not inclined near enough to or beyond the vertical tocause it to slipoff. The last dropmay thus be drained from the teapot without the coverfalling oil. At the same time the cover is arranged so that it isreadily and entirely removable without manipulation,beingprovided withthe usual knob 16, by means of which it may be lifted oil the mouth ofthe vessel. It will be seen that, in general, the condition forstability of the cover in a teapot of the shape illu trated is thattheangle between the straight front wall at the pouring outlet and theplane of cover support shall be less than 90.

In Figs. 3 and 4 l have illustrated a slight modification in which thecover C has a depending flange 15 of such-depth on one side of thecover, as indicated at 15", that in the position here shown. the flangeextends down over the entrance E of the spout'and to a point below theedges 13 and 14c, thus practically sealing the spout. and preventing theescape of steam from the vessel, so the bevin an appropriate manner toindicate its proper positions for pouring and for standing idle. Inother respects, the teapot of Figs. 3 and l may be similar to the oneillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

The container may be provided with any suitable means for holding it. InFig. 2 I have shown a metal holder H adapted to receive the vessel, theholder being provided with. a suitable handle 17. In another arrangementwithin the scope of the invention, the container has a handle 17 rigidlysecured to it, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. here such a handle is to beemployed, it is advantageous to make the handle solid, as shown in Figs.4: and 5, this handle having indentations 18, 19, on opposite sides tofit the thumb and fingers as will be clear from the section, Fig. 5.'Such a handle has a broad bearing where it joins the body of the potand hence is not readily broken ofli'. Further its shape is such that itburns uniformly in the kiln, without any appreciable loss, and is notreadily broken in use.

vl/Vhile I have shown and described specific embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that various structural featuresthereof may be changed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

What I claim is:

1. A liquid container of the character described having an open top ormouth, a pouring outlet adjacent and accessible through said mouth, anda removable cover fitting said mouth, the inclination of the rim of saidmouth being such that the cover will be retained in place even when thecon tainer is tilted to drain the contents thereof.

. 2. A teapot or the like having an open topor mouth, the plane of therim of said mouth being inclined to and intersecting the vertical axisof the teapot, and a pouring outlet accessible through said mouthadjacent the highest part of said rim, the lower edge of said rim beingat a lower level than the lower edge of said pouring outlet.

3. A liquid container comprising a substantially elliptical containerhaving a pouring lip on its broader side and a substantially circularmouth disposed in a plane inclined to the vertical axis of thecontainer, said pouring lip being on the side having the higher edge,anda substantially circular cover fitting said mouth. i

ii. A teapot or the like having an open top or mouth, the plane of saidmonth being inclined to and symmetrical. with the axis of the teapot,and a short pouring spout near-to and accessible through said month,said spout extending downwardly and away from the adjacent wall of thecontainer.

A teapot or the like comprising a substantially elliptical containerhaving a pouring outlet on its broader side and a substantially circularmouth disposed in a plane adapted to overlap said outlet only when saidmouth.

the cover is in a predetermined position on 6. A teapot or thelikecomprisinga sub stantially elliptical container having a pouring outleton itsbroader side and amouth or open top whose edges slope from frontto rear of said container, said pouring outlet being on the front sideand a removable cover fitting said mouth, said cover having, a dependingflange adaptedto overlap said outlet only when the cover isinapredetermined position on said mouth. I

7. A teapot comprising an upwardly flaring vessel having a substantiallyelliptical cross-section and an open top providing a substantiallycircular mouth, the plane of said mouth being inclined to andsymmetrical vwith the vertical axis of the teapot, a

pouring spout adjacent said mouth, said,

spout extending downwardly and away from said vessel and beingaccessible throughsaid mouth, the under side of said spout beinginclined downwardly from the vessel and the lower edge of the rim of themouth of the vessel being at a lower level than-the junction of saidpouring spout with the vesw sel, and a' substantially circular cover forsaid vessel having a rim onithe underside} thereof fitting Within the'mouth of the vessel. i g g 1 e In testimony whereof I hereunto afiiX.my signature.

VFRITZ LOWENSTEI J

